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Training Instructions
• Hit Enter or Click “Next” for slide progression• Hit backspace to go to previous slide• Read Slides• Fill in Quiz as You Go• Write Down Any Questions for Later• Report Back to Safety Officer • Feel free to email any questions or comments to:
Dr. Chery at [email protected]
OSHA Compliance Employee Training
for the Veterinary Practice ©
Written and Produced by
Dr. Chery F. Kendrick
Regulatory Specialist
Kendrick Technical Services
Kendrick Technical Services
• Regulatory Consultants• Medical and Scientific
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What Is This Program?
• This is your OSHA Training as required by law
• You are expected to learn from this:
• Definition of OSHA
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Specific Hazards in Your Workplace
• Resources for your questions and concerns
Section IOSHA Defined
Your Rights
and Responsibilities
Your OSHA Manual
What Is OSHA?
• Governmental Agency
• Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Only for the protection of EMPLOYEES
• Not Concerned with standards of patient care (that falls under other agencies)
What Does OSHA Want?
• Identify Potential Hazards• Controls to Protect Employees• Training of Employees• Documentation• Site-specific• Good Faith Effort• Working Together to Create Safe Workplace
OSHA Training
• OSHA requires all employees to be trained on the following:
• Definitions
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Hazards and Controls
• Emergency Plan
Employee Rights and Responsibilities
• Rights:– A safe and healthy
workplace– Hazard controls– Training– Request OSHA
inspection– Medical treatment– Decline medical
treatment
• Responsibilities:– Comply with the
OSHA regulations
– Participate in the employer’s safety program
• Report hazards
• Suggest controls
– Report occupational illnesses and injuries
Employer Requirements
• OSHA requires all employers to provide a safe and healthy workplace for employees.
• OSHA requires employers to comply with the OSHA regulations.
• OSHA resources online at www.osha.gov
Your OSHA Safety ManualGet To Know It
• Contains Information on the following:• Hazard Analysis: Site specific Information
on hazards specific for your clinic• Hazard Controls: Methods of protection
from those hazards• PPE Protocol: personal protective
equipment- the when, what and how• Emergency Action Plan
Hazard Analysis
• Document – presence of hazards and current controls– suggestions for better controls
• Include employee input
• Check and Update Annually
• Controls, written program, and training are based on findings of hazard analysis
PPE Assessment
• Personal Protective Equipment Assessment.
• Know what PPE YOUR employer requires you to wear for different jobs performed
• Remember aerosalization of microorganisms
• Protect yourself and
• your loved ones
Emergency Action Plan
• Employer Options
• Portable Fire Extinguishers
• Emergency Action Plan
• Exit Route and Meeting Place
• Patient Evacuation Protocol
Section IIOSHA Inspections
• What to expect
• Rights and responsibilities
Types of Inspections
• OSHA inspections can be requested by the employer to assist them in developing a safe workplace
• Inspections can be a result of an employee complaint
• Inspections can be the result of programmed industry-specific inspections
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